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by ahmadhandasa on Aug. 9, 2012

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British accent ( recorded by Eggcluck ), British English Midlands

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British accent ( recorded by YumiBoxer ), British (Manchester / Cheshire Mix)

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by toshiaki on Aug. 9, 2012

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Positive Inspirational Quotes ( recorded by lx ), Kiwi!

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by noriko7 on Aug. 9, 2012

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tongue twister ( recorded by wrio ), US-Pacific Northwest

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tongue twister ( recorded by LazyMammal ), Canadian (Ontario)

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by ryujiro on Aug. 9, 2012

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September ( recorded by tatomlin ), Midwest United States

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by toshiaki on Aug. 9, 2012

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by junkil on Aug. 9, 2012

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nice places to go ( recorded by kathryn ), Western American

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by masa189 on Aug. 8, 2012

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Announcement4 ( recorded by archersdancing ), American "Standard"

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by masa189 on Aug. 8, 2012

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Announcement3 ( recorded by arisuferret ), standard American English

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by Paratishpa on Aug. 8, 2012

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THE POT OF WISDOM

Once the Empress pressurized the Emperor to appoint her brother, Gulam Sheikh as the ‘Wazir’. So the Emperor removed Birbal from the Wazir’s post and appointed Gulam Sheikh in his place. The king of Iran always envied the great Emperor Akbar. He knew it very well that Birbal was an unparalleled intellect.

When the Iranian King received the news of Birbal’s removal from the Wazir’s post, he at once sent a messenger with a message. The messager was also carrying a few pots with him. The messenger came to the court. Akbar read the message, “I’ve heard a lot about your wise ministers.
I need few pots of wisdom. Please send the pots filled with wisdom to me. Otherwise, you please send the empty pots back to me.”
The Emperor said to the Wazir, “Gulam Sheikh, you solve this puzzle.”

But the Wazir couldn’t decide what he should do. He spend many sleepless nights. At last, Gulam Sheikh went to his sister, the Empress and said:
“I can’t solve this puzzle. The Wazir’s responsibility is too difficult for me.
I don’t want this anymore.” The worried Empress called Birbal and sought his help. After listening to the whole episode, Birbal took the pots. He then called the royal gardener and asked him to sow few seeds of pumpkin in the garden.

A few weeks later, Birbal gave the pots to the gardener and asked him to place a small pumpkin in each pot without plucking it from the plant. Then Birbal said to him, “Please grow the pumpkins inside the pots.” After a few months, the pumpkins grew and filled the entire space of empty pots.

Birbal called the royal messenger and asked him to take back the pots to the Iranian Emperor. He also sent a message with the pots, “As per your wish, we are sending a small amount of wisdom. Our wisdom filled in the pots. Please take it out with breaking the pots.” The messenger reached Iran with the pots. The Emperor received the pots and read the message.

After looking at the pots, the Emperor said, “It seems Birbal is reappointed as Wazir. It can’t be Gulam Sheikh’s wisdom.” The messenger returned to the court of Akbar. He narrated the whole episode. When the Empress came to know about it, she at once told the Emperor to reappoint Birbal at Wazir’s post.

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THE POT OF WISDOM ( recorded by GingerStarksYoble ), american

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by rmari on Aug. 8, 2012

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He was watching TV. It was about 10:45 p.m. All of a sudden, he felt something in his chest. It was a fullness that he had never felt before. The feeling was dull and painless. But it quickly became a very strong “chest ache.” His chest felt full, sort of like his belly did after Thanksgiving dinners. He could feel a little bit of sharpness in the area of his heart. Then he felt a tiny electric current go down his left arm and into his left hand. His hand felt numb.

He couldn’t believe it. I’m having a heart attack, he thought. No, it couldn’t be. He was perfectly healthy, or at least he was the last time he saw his doctor. When was that—one year, or two years, ago? Well, it didn’t matter. Your doctor could give you a clean bill of health on Monday and you could drop dead on Wednesday. But he had great genes—no one in his family had ever died of a heart attack. In fact, no one in his family had ever died of anything at his age.

He kept hoping the sensation would just disappear. But the feeling of fullness remained—yet without the slightest bit of pain.

He checked his front door. It was locked. That would be a problem if he called 911; would they break the door down, or do they have master keys to most buildings? His windows were open; they could just remove a screen. Should he call 911—no, the ambulance alone would be at least $500. The emergency room bill would be in the thousands. And what about the embarrassment if this was a false alarm? Should he call his brother, who would come over and—and what? He was getting confused. He turned down the TV. He didn’t want it blasting away at his dead body in the middle of the night.

His computer was on. Maybe he should email someone. What would the email say—“I think I’m dying of a heart attack”? Wait a minute, he thought. He was about to die, and he was going to email someone who might not open his email for days?! He turned off the computer. Should he leave the dining table lamp on, or turn it off? He didn’t know whether to sit in the chair at the dining table, or go lie down in bed. Should he be sitting down or lying down when he died? Did it matter? He decided to sit in the chair and wait for his death.

He used to teach CPR, and he knew he had the symptoms of a heart attack. Victims usually describe a feeling of fullness. Students always used to ask what the “fullness” felt like, but he couldn't tell them. Now he knew exactly what it felt like.

So, this is how it’s going to happen, he thought, as he sat in the chair looking at the TV, waiting to die. He didn’t particularly like the thought of dying at this time, but he accepted it. He was 60 years old. You live, you die. Would he just quietly become unconscious? Or would his heart “explode,” causing him to yell out in pain?

And then the fullness in his chest simply disappeared. The numbness in his hand went away, too. He waited, just to be sure. He was okay! From start to finish, perhaps three minutes had passed. Thank You, he said quietly.

Tomorrow he should see a doctor and a lawyer, he thought. And next time, he shouldn’t worry about the cost of an ambulance ride or a hospital stay. He couldn’t believe that when he thought his very life was on the line, he had cheaped out.

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Tha Heart Attack ( recorded by kathryn ), Western American

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Tha Heart Attack ( recorded by maggiepound ), unspecified accent

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